English actor Jonathan Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of Les Misérables. He has since starred in contemporary plays such as The York Realist in 2018 and Cock in 2022; in classical plays like Othello in 2013 and Richard II in 2025; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of The Last Five Years in 2016 and the West End gender-swapped revival of Company for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019.
On screen, Bailey starred in the action-adventure series Leonardo (2011–2012) and the musical-comedy Groove High (2012–2013) before becoming known for the crime drama Broadchurch (2013–2015) and the comedy Crashing (2016). He gained wider recognition for his roles in the Regency romance series Bridgerton (2020–present) and the political miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023) which won him a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. He played Fiyero in the musical fantasy films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025) for which was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. He also played Dr. Henry Loomis in the science fiction thriller film Jurassic World Rebirth (2025).
Credits Theatre Year Title Role Director Venue 1995 A Christmas Carol Child Scrooge / Tiny Tim (alt) Ian Judge Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at the Barbican Theatre 1996 Les Enfants du Paradis Little Baptiste Simon Callow RSC at the Barbican Theatre 1997–1998 Les Misérables Gavroche John Caird Palace Theatre, London 2001–2002 King John Prince Arthur Gregory Doran RSC at the Barbican Theatre 2006 Beautiful Thing Jamie Toby Frow Sound Theatre 2007 Pretend You Have Big Buildings Leon Jo Combes and Sarah Frankcom Royal Exchange, Manchester 2008 The Mother Ship Elliot Ben Payne Birmingham Rep Theatre Girl with a Pearl Earring Pieter Joe Dowling Cambridge Arts Theatre and Theatre Royal Haymarket 2009 The House of Special Purpose Alexi Howard Davies Chichester Festival Theatre 2011, 2012 South Downs Duffield Jeremy Herrin Chichester Festival Theatre / Harold Pinter Theatre 2013 The Golden Story Romeo Nicholas Hytner Buckingham Palace Othello Cassio Royal National Theatre National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage Valentine American Psycho Tim Price Rupert Goold Almeida Theatre 2016 The Last Five Years Jamie Wellerstein Jason Robert Brown St. James Theatre 2017 King Lear Edgar Jonathan Murphy Chichester Festival Theatre Certain Young Men Andrew Peter Gill Royal National Theatre 2018 The York Realist John Robert Hastie Donmar Warehouse / Crucible Theatre 2018–2019 Company Jamie Marianne Elliott Gielgud Theatre 2022 Cock John Ambassadors Theatre 2025Richard IIRichard IINicholas HytnerBridge Theatre
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Bramwell William Kilshaw Series 3, episode 6 Bright Hair Ben Devenish Television film 1998 Alice through the Looking Glass Lewis Television film 2001 Baddiel's Syndrome Josh Main role 2003 Ferrari Alfredo Ferrari Television film 2004 Playing a Part: The Story of Claude Cahun Man Ray Documentary film 2005 The Golden Hour Stephen Martin Episode 4 Walk Away and I Stumble Justin Television film 2007 Doctors Johnno Mitchum Episode: "See You in the Morning" 2008 The Bill Chris Villiers Episode: "The Hit" 2009 Off the Hook Danny Gordon Main role 2010 Lewis Titus Mortmaigne Episode: "The Dead of Winter" 2011 Campus Flatpack Main role 2011–2012 Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci Main role 2012 Pramface Glynn Episode: "Edinburgh... in Scotland" Me and Mrs Jones Alfie Main role 2012–2013 Groove High Tom Mason Main role 2013 Some Girls Nick the Counsellor Series 2, episode 1 Fifty Years on StageValentine CoverlyTV movie; Segment: "Arcadia" 2013–2015 Broadchurch Olly Stevens 16 episodes 2014 Doctor Who Psi Series 8, episode 5: “Time Heist” 2014–2017 W1A Jack Patterson Recurring role (series 1)Main role (series 2–3) 2016 Crashing Sam Main role Hooten & the Lady Edward 6 episodes 2017 Chewing Gum Ash Series 2, episode 2: “Replacements” 2018 Jack Ryan Lance Miller 2 episodes 2020–present Bridgerton Anthony Bridgerton, 9th Viscount Bridgerton Main role; 21 episodes 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Himself Guest judge (Series 1);Episode: "West End Wendys" 2023 Fellow Travelers Tim Laughlin Main role; Miniseries 2024Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsHimselfSeries 20, episode 3The Traitors: The MovieHarryFor Comic ReliefHeartstopperJack Maddox Series 3, episode 6: “Body”Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedHimselfBehind-the-scenes special2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries 23, episode 3
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Five Children and It Cyril 2007 Permanent Vacation Max Bury St Trinian's Caspar Elizabeth: The Golden Age Courtier 2013 NT Live: Othello Cassio Recording 2014 Testament of Youth Geoffrey Thurlow 2016 The Young Messiah Herod 2017 The Mercy Ian Wheeler 2021 Best Birthday Ever Father Voice role 2024 Wicked Fiyero Tigelaar Up the CatalogueJeremy 2025 Jurassic World Rebirth Dr. Henry Loomis Wicked: For Good Fiyero Tigelaar / The Scarecrow TBA Brent Wisner Filming Roger Bevins (voice) Post-production Tom Hanks Movie ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’ From Starburns Industries Adds Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey & Peter Dinklage Taylor Mace
Audio Year Title Role Notes 2013Life in the FreezerNeilBBC Radio 4South DownsJeremy DuffieldEd Reardon's Week: The InternAlex2014By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West FrontierBrowne-Clayton / Capt of the 35th2015Red and BlueMark Longham2016The ForsytesJonDeliverersLee2017Just One Damned Thing After AnotherDavid SussmanAudibleThe New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Volume 04: Ruler of the UniverseLakisBig Finish ProductionsThe War Master: Only the GoodMarigold Lane Computer2018Cast Long ShadowsNarratorAudiobookHome FrontDaniel MarriottBBC Radio 4Somewhere Beyond the SeaNarratorAudiobook2020The Flip SideHell CatsCaptain Jack RackhamAudible2021Hot White HeistEddie2022Love Letter From an EnglishmanNarratorCalm2023The ShowstopperBBC Radio 22026DraculaCount DraculaAudible
Video games YearTitleVoice role 2014Forza Horizon 2Dan Williams2015Everybody's Gone to the RaptureRhys Shipley2017Final Fantasy XIV: StormbloodEnigmatic Figure2019AnthemGunther, Off-Duty Sentinel, Fort Newcomer, Customer, LaborerFinal Fantasy XIV: ShadowbringersCrystal Exarch / G'raha Tia2021Final Fantasy XIV: EndwalkerG'raha Tia, Growingway2024Final Fantasy XIV: DawntrailG'raha TiaSquadron 42Aaron Seetow
Cast recordings Year Title Notes 2016American Psycho (Original Cast Recording)Concord Music Group2019Company (London Cast Recording)Warner Classics 2024 Wicked: The SoundtrackRepublic Records and Verve Records 2025Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack
See also
List of awards and nominations received by Jonathan Bailey
References
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